There has been a slew of Hindi web series to enjoy in 2023. The options are available in a variety of genres, including comforting family comedies, slick thrillers, bittersweet takes on relationships, and revenge dramas that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the last episode. From Shefali Shah and Kriti Kulhari’s Human to Arunodhaya Singh’s drama thriller Apharan, the exemplary Gullak and Panchayat series, there is a lot to choose from. Here are some of the best web series released in 2022 so far:
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List of best Hindi web series: IMDb rating and where to watch
Web series
IMDb rating
Where to watch
Gullak
9.1
Sony Liv
NCR Days
9.1
YouTube
Panchayat
8.9
Prime Video
Campus Diaries
8.9
Mx Player
Rocket Boys
8.9
Sony Liv
Delhi Crime season 2
8.5
Netflix
College Romance
8.4
Sony Liv
Apharan
8.3
Voot
Modern Love Mumbai
8
Prime Video
Human
7.9
Hotstar
Maharani
7.8
Sony Liv
Best Hindi web series to stream right now
1. Gullak Season 3
Gullak narrates the story of the Mishra family, a middle-class household in a small town, dealing with various problems ranging from unexpected guests, and neighbours to office politics. The show has received good reviews and terms as far too relatable. It stars Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Harsh Mayer, Jameel Khan and Geetanjali Kulkarni.
2. NCR Days
NCR Days shows the life of a small-town man, studying in a new city that is completely different from what he had expected. The Hindi web series is streaming for free on YouTube and stars Nikhil Vijay, Ambirsh Verma, Raghvika Kohli, Aruna Sony, and more.
3. Panchayat Season 2
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A sharp comedy-drama, Panchayat chronicles the life of an engineering graduate Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar) who becomes a Panchayat secretary in the fictional village of Phulera in Uttar Pradesh. Season 2 carries forward his story, where he seems to have settled into his new life. His relationship with his boss Brij Bhushan, Dubey (Raghubir Yadav) remains as strained as ever. There’s much speculation and worry about his eventual marriage to Dubey’s daughter Rinki, but her mother Manju Devi (Neena Gupta) has plans to get her married off to someone in Delhi. Panchayat Season 2 is another heartwarming story from the heartland.
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4. Campus Diaries
Starring Ritvik Sahore, Harsh Beniwal and Saloni Gaur, Campus Diaries is a coming-of-age drama that tells the story of six students at a university. The show has been created by Abhishek Mistry and Prem Mistry.
5. Rocket Boys
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Based on the lives of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the series focuses on how they engineered India’s Nuclear Programme and established the Indian Space Programme and other institutes. The story also shows their friendship, subsequent rifts and their difficult personal lives. Rocket Boys stars Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Saba Azad and Regina Cassandra in pivotal roles.
6. Delhi Crime Season 2
Shefali Shah’s DCP Vartika Chaturvedi is back and this time she has to solve the mystery behind a series of gruesome murders. Vartika is joined by her colleagues, Neeti Singh (Rasika Duggal) and Bhupendra Singh (Rajesh Tailang). Adil Hussain, Anurag Arora, Sidharth Bhardwaj and Gopal Dutt reprise their roles from the first season. The show is based on the infamous kachcha-banian gang, which was active in parts of North India.
7. College Romance season 2
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The three close friends as we remember them, Trippy, Naira and Karan are far more different from what we recall—-their love lives are on the rocks with some new changes and there might even be a chance of a pregnancy scare on the way. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen how they overcome these new hurdles.
8. Apharan
Starring Arunodhay Singh and Mahie Gill in the lead roles, Apaharan Season 2 sees a cop trying to track down a deadly criminal, and while doing so, gets entangled in a murky world of crime.
9. Modern Love Mumbai
Inspired by the popular American series Modern Love, Modern Love Mumbai explores six stories of love, loss, grief and unique connections, with Mumbai in the backdrop. We’ll see all kinds of relationships—parental, familial and romantic. The series stars Arshad Warsi, Chitrangda Singh, Masaba Gupta, Prateek Gandhi, Fatima Sana Sheikh and Tanuja among other names.
10. Human
Starring Shefali Shah, Kirti Kulhari, Human is a medical thriller that portrays the deep and seedy underbelly of human drug testing and medical scams and debates the links between pharmaceutical companies, large hospitals and government officials who exploit the poor.
11. Maharani Season 2
Inspired by real events that took place in Bihar during the 90s, Maharani follows the life of Rani Bharti, a simple homemaker and the wife of the chief minister, Bheema. Her life changes one day when he names her as his successor. Season 2 sees new battles for Rani as Bihar is rife with lawlessness and corruption, and she is held responsible. Maharani Season 2 stars Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah in the lead roles.
The worrying part for storytellers and studios is the decline in fiction. The most watched fiction shows this year have lesser viewership compared to the most watched in 2023. The most-watched Hindi original in 2023, Farzi (Amazon Prime Video) was watched by 37.1 million people.
The worrying part for storytellers and studios is the decline in fiction. The most watched fiction shows this year have lesser viewership compared to the most watched in 2023. The most-watched Hindi original in 2023, Farzi (Amazon Prime Video) was watched by 37.1 million people.
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Mirzapur has a rating of 8.5 and Panchayat has an 8.9. The series was released on Prime Video on October 25. Nowadays, there are many great web series available in different genres on OTT platforms. Some of the popular Indian web series include Rocket Boys, Mirzapur, The Family Man and Panchayat, among many others.
1. Mirzapur. A shocking incident at a wedding procession ignites a series of events entangling the lives of two families in the lawless city of Mirzapur.
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Prime Video's slice-of-life drama Panchayat 3 has become the most-watched Hindi web series of 2024 so far. According to Ormax's mid-year OTT report, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, Rohit Shetty's Indian Police Force, and Netflix's Kota Factory Season 3 were among the top shows that captivated Indian viewers.
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